Two more arrested in homicide

YOUNGSTOWN — Two more arrests have been made in the St. Patrick’s Day shooting death of Demar L. Flores.

On Monday, Charles E. Smith Jr., 29, of East Florida Avenue, turned himself in to an attorney, and Reginald Gilchrist Jr., 25, of Mistletoe Avenue, was arrested at his home, said Capt. Kenneth Centorame, chief of detectives. Both are charged with murder and aggravated robbery.

They were video-arraigned Tuesday in municipal court. Smith’s bond was set at $1.1 million, and the bond for Gilchrist is $1.4 million. They both will be back in court April 3. They are in the Mahoning County Jail.

Already charged in the crime are Sarah L. Beck, 37, and Hassan Merriweather, 22. Beck is charged with murder and aggravated robbery; Merriweather is charged with complicity to aggravated robbery.

Flores, 18, of Eliot Lane, was shot multiple times in the driveway of 54 Rutledge Drive around 9:50 p.m. March 17 and later died at a hospital. Centorame said the motive was robbery.